}}{{tnr}}'''Rick Olson''' (b. November 18, 1949) was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[Michigan House of Representatives]], representing District 55 from January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2013.

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Olson has previously served in Washington State's legislature from 1981 to 1983, and then served as an attorney in the Washington State Governor's office.

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Olson graduated from Michigan State University in 1970, and then from Stanford Law School in 1978.

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==Committee assignments==

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===2011-2012===

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In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Olson served on these committees:

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* [[Banking and Financial Services Committee, Michigan House of Representatives|Banking and Financial Services]]

The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.<ref name="Tea3">[http://www.michiganvotes.org/VotingIndex.aspx?ID=736 ''Michigan Votes,'' "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012]</ref>

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====January 2011 - March 2012====

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'''Rick Olson''' received a '''78%''' rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.<ref name="Tea3"/>

Scorecards

Tea Party Scorecard

The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[2]

January 2011 - March 2012

Rick Olson received a 78% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[2]